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THR: RUST arrmorer gets 18 months for Invountary Manslaughter. notfabio Apr 15, 12:09

Considering how careless the armorer sounded, might just get Alec off the hook {nm} budice Apr 15, 12:27

He shouldn't have been charged in the first place. {nm} Antibody Apr 15, 12:39

Involuntary manslaughter: an unintentional killing that results either from recklessness or criminal activity. Hard to argue whipping around terraformingearth Apr 15, 13:18

He didn't pull the trigger, but uncocked the gun. Michael Massee wasn't charged for shooting Brandon Lee. {nm} Antibody Apr 15, 13:21

What is different here is Alec Baldwin was an active hands on day to day producer on this project. {nm} notfabio Apr 15, 13:40

Was The Crow producers criminally charged? It's literally the armorer's job, not the producer. {nm} Antibody Apr 15, 13:57

I actually spoke to the DP of The Crow shortly after the incident on Rust and he remarked... TheWeekendWarrior Apr 15, 14:16

But basically the NM DA is allegedling willfull negligence (mostly corner cutting) on the part of the producers, wasn't the case on The Crow {nm} notfabio Apr 15, 14:18

Actually same with The Crow "there was just not enough money to do it safely," {nm} Antibody Apr 15, 14:23

That's a really good interview. Some of the same issues, just Rust was (allegedly) much more egregious in several areas. {nm} notfabio Apr 15, 14:22

It's also different times... and Brandon Lee was on-camera talent who was literally being shot in the scene... TheWeekendWarrior Apr 15, 14:47

They were rehearsing a scene where he points a gun at the camera. {nm} Antibody Apr 15, 14:58

There is a decent BI article on the differences between the incidents (at link) notfabio Apr 15, 14:17

Yes, producer was liable for wrongful death, which was settled. Antibody Apr 15, 14:31

Just as Shannon Lee also settled with The Crow's producers. {nm} Antibody Apr 15, 14:34